After an eleven-year partnership with Rand Realty, she founded Shipley Realty Group — a deliberately small firm built on what buyers and sellers actually look for: experience, compatibility and dedication. Every client works directly with Nan, who listens first, then navigates and negotiates on their behalf.

She calls herself the city's "house whisperer." For buyers and sellers, that's a combination of experience, intuition, and patience.

Prior to selling real estate, Nan spent twenty years as an executive in the film industry. She optioned books, attended theater and sought out people with remarkable life stories, always in pursuit of the next great film or television project for producers with very different tastes. The skill set carries over directly: leave no stone unturned, no relationship untapped, and connect the right people with the right property. Those years also made her a seasoned negotiator — she enjoys the hunt as much as the closing.

Nan and her husband raised three sons in New York City, so she knows the private and public school landscape from a parent's perspective. The family also includes four dogs. If you have a dog question, please ask!

Q: Does a small firm hurt my chances when I’m a seller looking to cast a wide net?

A: Not at all! As a member of REBNY, the Real Estate Board of NY, I am obligated to share my listings immediately with every other firm in NYC. I subscribe to a multiple listings service which disseminates my listings to every broker in NYC. It’s the same listings service as almost every major firm uses. That service also sends the listings to web sites such as Street Easy, Trulia, Zillow, Blocksy etc.

In addition, because I am the broker, I can decide how much to spend marketing a listing. I spend extra to make sure that every listing is a “featured” listing on Street Easy. I spend more on marketing brochures than most brokers. I can negotiate commissions differently, because there is no corporate element telling me what to do.

Q: Does your web site get traffic?

A: In today’s market, most people are shopping either with a broker, or using third party sites like Streeteasy. That’s why I make sure that all my listings are featured on Streeteasy. My web site is always up to date, but it’s always the Second place people will come to view a listing, not the first. That’s also true for every other brokerage in NYC.

Q: Do you have references?

A: YES! Please ask me, and I’m happy to furnish them. See the testimonials section as well.